Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.6269 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica stood at 0.6269 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica peaked at 1.41 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1579 GPIA, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9824 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8976 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9926 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8311 GPIA | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9237 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8411 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.75 GPIA | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8818 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6742 GPIA | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9538 GPIA | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6269 GPIA | -34.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9868 GPIA | +57.4% |
| 2016 | 0.66 GPIA | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9556 GPIA | +44.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 1.41 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1579 GPIA | -88.8% |
| 2021 | 1.37 GPIA | +767.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6923 GPIA | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +62.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6269 GPIA | -44.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6269 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9927 GPIA, 63% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +767.9% | 0.1579 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9503 GPIA | 0.8311 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9018 GPIA | 0.6269 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7945 GPIA | 0.1579 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Costa Rica was 0.6269 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1579 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release